Romans & histoires Bride For The Water God

"We haven't even reached the river yet. Can't wait already?" "Want us to help you out?" Having just lost that barrier the night before, I was abnormally sensitive. Just as I was about to give in, the attendant suddenly withdrew his hand. "She's something else. The river god will definitely like this one." By the time we reached the river, my body had gone completely limp. The attendants lifted me from the carriage and placed me inside a specially made iron cage. After binding me securely, they left without looking back. According to custom, once the bride entered the water, the river god would slip into the cage to consummate the marriage. Ordinary people could not watch, or misfortune would

"Enough. The River God didn't reject her—that's a good sign." In truth, the brides who survived in past years weren't lucky. The River God simply hadn't liked them and had the villagers marry them off. As in the old legends, his chosen brides mysteriously became pregnant. The "River God" was little more than a lustful snake. Inside the cave, Landon looked down at the lizard. "I warned you when I enlightened you—obey the heavens, never summon rain on your own. It seems my absence made you forget the rules."

At the center of it all, half-sunken and veiled in moss, she finds it: a shrine made of driftwood, clay… and human ribs. Inside, she finds a carved figure — part woman, part fish — wrapped in black cloth and sealed with red twine. The moment she touches it, the water around her begins to rise. Bride of the River Mira wakes at the river’s edge with the idol clutched to her chest — her arms covered in script she never wrote, glowing faintly green. Back in the village, Kojo confronts her. He’s terrified — but not of the river. Of her.

The oil on my skin begins to warm, almost hum, reacting to the chorus. I keep my gaze forward. I will not look afraid. The ritual continues—symbols traced over my collarbone, over my stomach, across my wrists. Words spoken over me. Invocations to the Moon Goddess. Calls for unity, strength, fertility, dominance. Time stretches. The old woman turns to me, her eyes steady now. “It is time,” she says. “You will step into the sacred water.” My heart beats fast. “Only the true mate of the Alpha can survive it,” she continues. “The water recognizes blood. It recognizes bond. If you are meant for him, it will not reject you.”

I licked it more. “Damn it, Janiyah…shit!” He stood up and kissed me, he was getting wild so I returned all his kisses. I was surprised when he picked me up as a bride. "Where will we go? We haven't finished showering yet," I said as we exited the bathroom. "I can't take it anymore, I want you to ride on me."

When we reached the altar, I turned to face the pack elder officiating the ceremony. He cleared his throat and began. “Brothers and sisters of the pack, we are gathered here under the light of the full moon to witness the sacred mating bond between Lyra Dominic and Adrian Massimo. The mate bond is blessed by the Moon Goddess herself, not to be entered into lightly, but with reverence and eternal commitment…” He droned on about loyalty and the sanctity of the mate bond and forever. Words that meant nothing coming from a man who had no idea what was really happening.

Elard wondered at the beautiful face in King Arsen's arms. The five youths noticed the girl's beautiful face where the white knee-high dress was soaked. "It's a bride!" screamed the religious elder who had performed the ritual. Everyone turned to the religious leader staring in astonishment. They widened their eyes simultaneously. The Aurora jewel would choose its vessel destined to become a bride. It had been told for generations and was considered a myth. "I thought it was just a myth," complained a girl near the Queen Mother. "It's not a myth, Anantari, it's a real thing that happens," the Queen Mother explained with sparkling eyes. "The bride will appear as a savior from destruction," sa

But even as the amber liquid burned down my throat, all I could taste was her. Asaraiah Kaine. My little bride. My distraction. My curse.

The pristine white uniform looked as though it had been made specifically for Alex. It fit him perfectly, making him appear both regal and strikingly handsome. Please calm down, my heart. Don't let everyone hear how hard you're beating, Anna silently prayed. The blessing ceremony itself resembled a church wedding. Anna and Alex stood before the statue of a woman, believed to be the human form of Goddess Exi while receiving the blessing from a person revered as the gods' earthly vessel. The chosen vessel could be either a man or a woman. As long as that individual remained alive, no successor would appear.

and Astraea nodded before she put her cup down and straighten up. " So the royal marriage is divided into six rituals. The first part of the ritual is the holy bath, in this we would have to go to the mountain of the goddess of Juno. Juno is the goddess of love and marriage. You and Leonidas will have to take Goddess Juno's blessing by taking a bath on one of the lagoons that will be filled with different natural scents on the mountain and after that, your bodies will be washed on the reservoir. " Astraea explained as Aurora heard her carefully as her filled with curosity to know more.